Champion News

By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican Ten months is a long time to be stationed in Afghanistan, a country with gentle inhabitants and angry Taliban.

Dolores Stormberg was honored and recognized recently for her 50 years of nursing at the Providence Hospital in Medford, Ore.

By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican University of Nebraska-Lincoln communications major Maika Bauerle capped off her collegiate career by placing in the prestigous Hearst journalism awards competition.

By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Imperial's senior care facilities, the Imperial Manor and Parkview/Heights, are implementing some changes as they approach another fiscal year.

By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican Test results are in on the fluoride levels in the city of Imperial's drinking water, and they show the water is within acceptable ranges.

Storm damage could run into the millions By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Calls to local insurance agencies flooded in as the result of devastating hail, high winds and tornadoes that occurred in the ...

Property, crops bear brunt of back-to-back storms Spotters confirm tornadoes in rural Champion last Wednesday Last Thursday's early morning storm wreaked havoc in the Enders area, as well as other parts of ...

Notices of property valuation changes mailed to county residents By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Property owners in Chase County whose property valuation changed for the 2008 tax year got their notices ...

Talbott brothers perform at McCook's Bieroc Cafe Imperial's own Nick and Tyler Talbott shared their musical talents in the area when they opened for "Live at the Bieroc" at McCook's Bieroc Cafe in mid-April ... via Imperial Republican

“The tassel was definitely worth the hassle.”

By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican She "doesn't have a clue" as to how many years she's taught kindergarten, but Connie Pribbeno has influenced years of students. via Imperial Republican

Second Bauerle cookbook to be published By Carolyn Lee The Imperial Republican If you have a yellow-covered cookbook sitting on your counter, published in 1977, you may be interested to know that there will ... via Imperial Republican

One section of pool floor left to pour As every week progresses, the new Imperial swimming pool moves a little closer to completion. via Imperial Republican

Jarod and Lisa Smith of Lincoln, a boy, Chase Cooper, born April 16, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs. via Imperial Republican

Plans not yet finalized for Champion Lake dam repair By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican A Nebraska Game & Parks Commission official is hopeful that engineering plans will be finalized soon, and work ... via Imperial Republican

“It was very tough for all of us”

State fair board member Dan Kunnemann says it's hard to see state fair leave Lincoln By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican State fair board member Dan Kunnemann of Imperial said a piece of heritage will be ... via Imperial Republican

A morning crash kills two sisters from Crete, Nebraska. 22-year-old Nelya Strilkivsky was driving her sisters, 7-year-old Anna and 11-year-old Tanya, just west of Crete Sunday morning, when she crashed her ... via Action 3 News

Work on pool project on schedule; June completion targeted Workers on the Imperial pool project, which also includes a bathhouse, lockerrooms and concession stand, are progressing right on schedule, according ... via Imperial Republican

“We will conduct an appropriate search at that time”

State legislature passes bill to pay surface irrigators, governor signs it By Russ Pankonin The Imperial Republican Two senators from southwest Nebraska received praise from the governor Tuesday following the ... via Imperial Republican

Imperial completes first full year of city sales tax January receipts start 2008 with huge take By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican On Tuesday, it was no April Fool's that the city sales tax in Imperial has ... via Imperial Republican

“This was a nice fit for me here”

Mike Wentz will leave with fond memories of Chase County Elementary principal accepts new position in Syracuse for 2008-09 By Jan Schultz The Imperial Republican A move to a new middle school principal's job in ... via Imperial Republican